Al-Ḥasan Ibn Al-Ḥaytham was born in 965, Basra, Iraq.

He was an Arab physicist, mathematician,

and astronomer.He wrote “The Book of Optics” and explained how light enters the eye. He invented
these pinhole cameras hundreds years ago.Ibn al-Ḥaytham developed the scientific method 200 years
ago . He died in 1040.
Part one :A-Reading comprehension:
Task one: Complete the form with information from the text.
Name:
Date of birth:
Place of birth:
Job:
Works:
Death:
Task two: read then circle the right answer.
1/ What did Ibn Al-Haytham write ?
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2/ When did he invent the the pinhole cameras ?
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Task Three: read then match.
A B
a-physicist ° ° 1- a device for taking photographs .
b- mathematician ° ° 2- Someone who studies astronomy.
c- astronomer ° ° 3- a person who studies physics
d- camera ° ° 4- someone who is an expert in mathematics.

B-Mastery of language:
Task one: supply capital letters and punctuation where necessary.
mohamed dib is a very famous algerian writer
Task two: rewrite the verbs between brackets in the right form.
1-Stephany (to be)………….. a 14 year old girl.She (to study)………………… at Steven Hawking School.She(to
have a lot of friends.
2-In the past,her grandmother used to (to wear)……………..Al-Hayek and Djebba.She (to help)……………. her and
(to make)…………… delicious dishes.
Task three:rewrite the following verbs in the right column according the right pronunciation.
explained-invented-developed-died
/t/ /d/ /id/

Part two: Situation of integration

Al-Ḥasan Ibn Al-Ḥaytham wants to know about you and your personality.Write a short paragraph to tell him
about everything.
-Your name,age,country ,city and school.
-Your personality features (calm,curious,active,angry,nervous……………….etc)
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